Spotted full camo ZL1 and possibly fully uncovered ZL1 (plus Hellcat) - Page 2

BradfordCamaro · 08-26-2016, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Heavymetal454

The most intriguing part of this post is the seats. Notice the taped off trim badge in the center. What is it?

O.P mentioned these were taken over a month ago, most likely before any official word of the ZL1. Still trying to hide what the car was.
Wrong seats in the car anyway, they are not recaros.
Neat that it was far away from prying eyes around Michigan.
I like they all have they same roof antennaes, obviously they are a group and GM directly targetted the Hellcat.

Heavymetal454 · 08-26-2016, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by BradfordCamaro

O.P mentioned these were taken over a month ago, most likely before any official word of the ZL1. Still trying to hide what the car was.
Wrong seats in the car anyway, they are not recaros.
Neat that it was far away from prying eyes around Michigan.
I like they all have they same roof antennaes, obviously they are a group and GM directly targetted the Hellcat.

Yes the bright trim accent says Recaro and the ZL1 trim is top dead center. They taped up the center caps on the wheels too. Probably says 2018 Z28. Lol

HumanWiki · 08-26-2016, 08:17 AM

Camo one also has 1LE wheels. Not ZL1 wheels, even though the hood is a ZL - but it's missing the wing.

And.. that front left wheel has some gnarly road rash on it..

Those are probably SS seats and taped up to cover the SS badge that's on them.

nosoupforyou · 08-26-2016, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BradfordCamaro

O.P mentioned these were taken over a month ago, most likely before any official word of the ZL1. Still trying to hide what the car was.
Wrong seats in the car anyway, they are not recaros.
Neat that it was far away from prying eyes around Michigan.
I like they all have they same roof antennaes, obviously they are a group and GM directly targetted the Hellcat.

Also, isn't there a completed ZL1 sitting right next to it?

nosoupforyou · 08-26-2016, 08:23 AM

This part of the front end looks different to me compared to the camo car as well. That's why I guessed it was an earlier version of the car.

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BradfordCamaro · 08-26-2016, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by nosoupforyou

Also, isn't there a completed ZL1 sitting right next to it?

HumanWiki · 08-26-2016, 08:26 AM

The camo one could be a powertrain mule as well for the Z/whatever and there was just no reason for them to pull the camo off if it's just going to be crushed. Why spend the man hours to uncover it only to destroy it at some point?

mt3130 · 08-26-2016, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by HumanWiki

Camo one also has 1LE wheels. Not ZL1 wheels, even though the hood is a ZL - but it's missing the wing.

And.. that front left wheel has some gnarly road rash on it..

Those are probably SS seats and taped up to cover the SS badge that's on them.

Is it possible that the camo car is just a 1LE? I don't think any of those have been seen thus far driving around without camo.

HumanWiki · 08-26-2016, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by mt3130

Is it possible that the camo car is just a 1LE? I don't think any of those have been seen thus far driving around without camo.

It has the ZL1 hood, fenders, front fascia, rear fascia and sideskirts. I suppose it ~could~ be, but that's a lot of work to throw 1LE bits on a ZL body since a 1LE is just a track-prepped SS and there's plenty of SS shells to have for testing.

bgmail777 · 08-26-2016, 08:28 AM

With the Camaro's sitting next to the Hellcat, it shows how plain looking the Hellcat really is.

Db750 · 08-26-2016, 08:29 AM

Just wanted to answer a few questions:

1. I looked back and the date I took the pictures was 8/3/16, so not quite a month ago.
2. The seats are full leather. Also, if you look closely, you will see that the seats have white stitching while the other areas have red stitching.
3. I noticed a few of the ZL1 add ons were not on this camo car such as spoiler, and it also appears that the aggressive side skirts are not on the camo car.

4. So I guess that is a fully uncovered ZL1 beside the camo car! I felt so stupid when I got home and looked at the pictures and realized that. I was just so excited to see the camo car that I didn't pay enough attention to the one sitting beside it!

Db750 · 08-26-2016, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by HumanWiki

It has the ZL1 hood, fenders, front fascia, rear fascia and sideskirts. I suppose it ~could~ be, but that's a lot of work to throw 1LE bits on a ZL body since a 1LE is just a track-prepped SS and there's plenty of SS shells to have for testing.

Also the brakes on the camo car are massive as you can see in the picture. I am not sure, but I don't think brakes that large are available on the 1LE?

Db750 · 08-26-2016, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bgmail777

With the Camaro's sitting next to the Hellcat, it shows how plain looking the Hellcat really is.

Couldn't agree more. While I have respect for the Hellcat, it does not excite me like the Camaro does. Will be interesting to see what Dodge does with the next Challenger as the current body has been around for a very long time.

I did find it interesting that these cars were obviously testing long distances on the interstate and they chose the Hellcat as the car to compare/benchmark.

HumanWiki · 08-26-2016, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Db750

Just wanted to answer a few questions:

2. The seats are full leather. Also, if you look closely, you will see that the seats have white stitching while the other areas have red stitching.

That supports the SS seat swap in as the Recaros may not have been available yet when this particular one was constructed.

08-26-2016, 08:28 AM	#24
bgmail777 Drives: 2012 MDX Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northern VA Posts: 65	With the Camaro's sitting next to the Hellcat, it shows how plain looking the Hellcat really is. __________________ Previous GM vehicles: 70 Z/28 79 Z/28 84 Z/28 79 Corvette 70 Firebird 86 Trans AM 87 Trans AM (350) 90 Formula 350 93 Trans AM (350)

08-26-2016, 08:17 AM	#17
HumanWiki Drives: Car Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Place Posts: 3,361	Camo one also has 1LE wheels. Not ZL1 wheels, even though the hood is a ZL - but it's missing the wing. And.. that front left wheel has some gnarly road rash on it.. Those are probably SS seats and taped up to cover the SS badge that's on them.

08-26-2016, 08:23 AM	#19
nosoupforyou Drives: 16 Camaro 2SS, 17 Shelby GT350 Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Maine Posts: 57	This part of the front end looks different to me compared to the camo car as well. That's why I guessed it was an earlier version of the car. adult image sharing

08-26-2016, 08:26 AM	#21
HumanWiki Drives: Car Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Place Posts: 3,361	The camo one could be a powertrain mule as well for the Z/whatever and there was just no reason for them to pull the camo off if it's just going to be crushed. Why spend the man hours to uncover it only to destroy it at some point?

08-26-2016, 08:29 AM	#25
Db750 Drives: 2014 C2S and 2013 F12 M6 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 9	Just wanted to answer a few questions: 1. I looked back and the date I took the pictures was 8/3/16, so not quite a month ago. 2. The seats are full leather. Also, if you look closely, you will see that the seats have white stitching while the other areas have red stitching. 3. I noticed a few of the ZL1 add ons were not on this camo car such as spoiler, and it also appears that the aggressive side skirts are not on the camo car. 4. So I guess that is a fully uncovered ZL1 beside the camo car! I felt so stupid when I got home and looked at the pictures and realized that. I was just so excited to see the camo car that I didn't pay enough attention to the one sitting beside it!

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